Budget airline, Tiger Airways, based in Melbourne, Australia, has just announced that it will be purchasing to 2 new Airbus A320 planes that will run out of Avalon Airport. This move is expected to create about 100 airline jobs in Avalon, and the potential for many more across the region, as this announcement has encouraged the airport’s plans for growth starting with a $10 million terminal upgrade. This news was supported by Linfox Airports’ CEO, David Fox, as he told the media that Melbourne would no longer be dominated by a monopoly airline. It was also welcomed by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Jacinta Allan.
Tiger has further solidified itself as the low cost airline in Australia, and with the multi-million Dollar expansion, they hope to gain more passengers. Compared with Tullamarine, the budget airline competition, passengers will save around $5 by flying with Singapore-backed Tiger. They have also not chosen a start date or destinations as yet.
Tiger is asking passengers to vote on the destinations that they most require out of Avalon. This is putting the airline directly in the hands of their passengers and giving them what they want. This is hoped to amount in lots of ticket sales.
“Our new third base means more aircraft, more jobs, more low fares, more tourism benefits and further cements our commitment to the State of Victoria”, said Shelley Robert, Managing Director of Tiger Airways, “We are thrilled to partner with Avalon Airport to provide more low-cost services.”
This news comes in the wake of various other aviation service improvements including those from V Australia, Ethidad, Qatar Airways, Air Asia and Emirates. Currently Victoria has more than 20 thousand aviation industry employees, across the broader sector, and this brings in about $20 Billion per year. With the new changes, this is expected to increase substantially which boasts well for the economy of Victoria.
The new airline jobs offered will be in various sectors including on-board the 2 new aircraft, and ground crew, as well as in the engineering and maintenance areas of expertise. You can learn a lot about these kinds of airline jobs by visiting Airline Job Finder today and becoming a member. As a member you will have access to a comprehensive database of job openings just like this one, and you can also learn in detail about the qualifications, compensation, working conditions, benefits, and hours that each type of airline job offers.
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